Knight v. Maleng, 9th Cir. No. 00-35625 Web Page
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Some practical advice for support contemnors in the State of Washington.
A Way to Walk a Mile in a Noncustodial Parent's Moccasins.
This is the Web Page upon which I list the internal links to the briefs and pleadings in the 42 U.S.C. §1983 lawsuit I filed in response to civil contempt proceedings that were brought against me by the King County Prosecutor during the years 2000 and 2001. This lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, No. C00-151Z. I appealed the decision against me to the Ninth Circuit, No. 00-35625.
The Ninth Circuit issued an unpublished memorandum (Adobe Acrobat pdf file) finding that the suit was barred by Younger abstention doctrine.
The Petition for Rehearing cited Gibson v. Berryhill. It was denied May 1, 2001.
A Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court was filed, No. 00-1808. It was denied on October 1, 2001.
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